Monthly Adult & All Ages Programs

The library will be offering craft and activity workshop for adults and those ages 12+. Crafts vary in length of completion, but you are welcome to drop anytime during the time slots. Space is very limited. Registration is required and closes a week prior to each program. Please visit the Adult Reference Desk, call the library at (262) 253-7760 or email Trisha at smithp@germantownlibrarywi.org to register.

Friday, June 21: Wooden Signs (with Wooden Wonders from Germantown)

Monday, July 15: Tissue Paper Candle Holders

Wednesday, August 21: Jewelry Making (with Xpressions from West Bend)

Monday, September 16: Card Making

Wednesday, October 9: Rustic Wooden Pumpkins

Thursday, November 14: String Art

Monday, December 2, 9 & 16: Holiday Crafts

TECH TALKS (Tuesdays @ 2:00 p.m.)

Join us for informational sessions on using library resources and databases. Each month we will focus on 1-2 different topics. Registration is required. Please call or visit the library to sign-up.

May 28: Monarch Catalog & Databases

June 25: Ancestry & Gale Courses

July 23: BadgerLink

August 27: RB Digital & Libby

September 24: A to Z Databases & Business Resources

October 22: Pronunciator & Foreign Language Resources

MOVIES FOR GROWN-UPS (Mondays @ 1:30 p.m.)

Beat the heat this summer!! The Germantown Community Library is pleased to offer free showings of “space” themed movies for teens and adults. Free popcorn will be provided. Feel free to bring your own drinks or other snacks.

August 5: Interstellar (PG-13)

August 12: Apollo 13 (PG)

August 19: Spaceballs (PG)

August 26: Cloverfield (PG-13)

ADULT BOOK GROUPS

The Germantown Community Library offers a wide variety of book groups. Join us for some interesting reading and lively conversation. No registration is required, except for the Books on the Town Book Group that meets at Ally’s Bistro in Menomonee Falls. All are welcome! Free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate provided by the Friends of the Germantown Community Library at all groups meeting at the library! Visit our website to learn more about each group.

Copies of the selected books are available at the Circulation Desk. Please bring your library card or photo ID to check out a copy.

Over 122,000 Wisconsin men and women served on land, sea, and in the air during World War I. The traveling exhibit World War I Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front will be on display at the Germantown Community Library from Thursday, May 30 – Friday, June 14. This exhibit from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum includes 16 banners and details first person accounts of individuals in Wisconsin that played a role in shaping global history.